May 26, 2006


There are ten other files accompanying this introductory text:        

otdirect.dta contains the directed dyadic data, in Stata 8 format, used in the tests reported in Tables 1-2 of John R. Oneal and Jaroslav Tir, ?Does the Diversionary Use of Force Threaten the Democratic Peace? Assessing the Effect of Economic Growth on Interstate Conflict, 1921-2001,? International Studies Quarterly, forthcoming.

ot_tbl1.do and ot_tbl1.log are the Stata do-file and log-file for Table 1.

ot_tbl2.do and ot_tbl2.log are the Stata do-file and log-file for Table 2.

ot_5dems.do and ot_5dems.log are the Stata do-file and log-file for analyses regarding five prominent democracies discussed in the text of the article but not reported in a table.

otnondir.dta are the nondirected dyadic data used for the tests found in Table 3.

ot_tbl3.do and ot_tbl3.log are the Stata do-file and log-file for Table 3.

The variable names in the dataset do not match those in the text, but the
correspondence can be determined by looking at the description of the variables and comparing the log files to the tables.  See the article for detailed descriptions of the variables and the sources of the data.          


Questions and/or comments should be directed to:              

John Oneal             
Department of Political Science             
University of Alabama             
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0213             
joneal@bama.ua.edu 
(205) 348-3814
